Articles

After three decades of working in the drugs field (as a probation officer, researcher and academic) and seeing little change in a drug policy largely driven by prohibition, it is encouraging to finally see the emergence of a paradigm shift, towards drug decriminalisation and regulation.

An earlier paper in this journal discussed the strengths and limitations of the influential political philosophy communitarianism that came to the fore both in the USA and the UK during the 1990s and outlined the case for a more radical variation based on the work of Emile Durkheim (Hopkins Burke, 2014b).

This paper provides a review of the role played by volunteers within one particular offender management and reintegration scheme in the United Kingdom.

Following the death of Jimmy Savile in 2011, a number of high profile British celebrities have been questioned about or arrested and charged with sexual offences.

This article addresses the lack of women’s voices in the trafficking discourse by presenting women’s perspectives on policy support. Undertaken as part of doctoral study at the University of Hull, the research asked formerly trafficked women about their experiences of trafficking and anti-trafficking professionals about their work with victims.

'Thought Pieces' are papers which draw on the author's personal knowledge and experience to offer stimulating and thought provoking ideas relevant to the aims of the Journal.